Lead Acid Battery

Lead Acid Battery is extremely popular as solar batteries for use in solar power systems. Extremely affordable, reliable and available in a variety of sizes (from the very small to the very large), sealed lead acid batteries continue to be one of the most systems. Lead acid batteries where the first rechargeable batteries ever developed.

Lead acid battery is the oldest type of rechargeable battery and is also widely used today. Lead acid batteries are also used for high power portable flood lights.

Materials

Lead acid battery consist of :

Positive plate – lead dioxide paste;

Negative Plate – Sponge lead;

Separator – insulating material is made from various materials such as rubber, glass fiber, plastic and others;

Electrolyte – Sulfuric acid and water solution (35% and 65%)

Casing – usually made from plastic

FEATURES

Very cheap to manufacture

Very low self discharging rate

Very high discharge currents

Do not develop a memory current

Good low temperature tolerance

Experienced and reliable technology